Peanuts
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 175 ft
- climb
- 1,746 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
- May–Sep
- best months
Peanuts is a cross-country ski route in New York, about a mile from Saranac Lake. It's a short, easy outing, with a total round-trip distance of under a mile and a total climb of about 175 feet. The route is an out-and-back, and the steepest stretch comes at about a third of the way, with an 8% grade. Winter is the natural season for this kind of skiing. Typical averages from the nearby Ray Brook weather station show January highs around 23°F and lows near 5°F, while July highs reach about 74°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the route, so temperatures on the ski trail run a little cooler. Dogs are allowed on a leash. The Timinator ski route and the Monopoly and Keough's K hikes all start within about a tenth of a mile. Baker Mountain, a climbing area, is about 2.3 miles away.
Best time to go · May–Sep
Best time to visit Peanuts
Best months: May–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
23° / 5°
Feb
25° / 5°
Mar
34° / 14°
Apr
48° / 27°
May
61° / 39°
Jun
70° / 49°
Jul
74° / 53°
Aug
72° / 51°
Sep
66° / 44°
Oct
52° / 36°
Nov
40° / 26°
Dec
27° / 15°
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Ray Brook, NY, 2.6 mi away at 1,620 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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